Well if you haven't, Irishman Shay Given will be only too glad to tell you about three fellow members of his goalkeeping union.

The Aussie Mark Schwarzer was sent off when United travelled to Middlesbrough in September.

The Finn Jussi Jaasalainen picked up his red card at Bolton Wanderers a fortnight ago.

The Englishman Paul Gerrard wasn't sent off at Everton on Saturday but he did put his own centre-half Abal Xavier in hospital and presented Newcastle United with their first goal.

It is no coincidence that United have won their three Premiership trips to Middlesbrough, Bolton and now Everton thanks to the antics of the three home keepers.

And while all this has been going on, Given has been performing miracles for United at the other end.

For make no mistake about it, if it hadn't been for the Irishman United would have lost this match.

The United players I spoke to after the game were all of the opinion they had done well and if you score three goals away from home then you should expect to win.

But Everton had a lot more possession and even more clear-cut chances with their Polish-born Canadian international Tomasz Radzinski passing up the chance of a hat-trick.

After Gerrard's rush of blood had helped Craig Bellamy score the easiest goal of his career - his eighth for United - Everton battered away at Bobby Robson's side.

And the Merseysiders had the most influential midfielder on the park in the shape of their in-form Dutchman Thomas Gravesen.

Yet when Nobby Solano stooped to head in his second header in successive away matches from Alan Shearer's right-wing cross just after the interval, it should have been game, set and match for United.

But once again United failed to protect Given from yet another deadball situation and allowed David Weir to head in Niclas Alexandersson's corner kick .

United then found themselves with their backs very much against the wall relying on Bellamy's pace to keep Everton on their toes.

Yet when home boss Walter Smith introduced Duncan Ferguson with 22 minutes left on the clock, I did not think United were capable of hanging on.

For like Gus Poyet six days earlier, Big Dunc has the knack of scoring against his former side.

But not only did United hang on but they killed-off Everton with a classic goal on the break with Bellamy giving Robert the chance to set up Clarence Acuna to score his first goal since the opening day of the season at Chelsea.

It was at Stamford Bridge of course where Given opened his season by letting the ball slip through his legs and into the net.